Eric James Zumbrunnen (November 4, 1964 – August 1, 2017) was a
film editor
Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film stock, film which increasingly involves the use Digital cinema, of digital ...
who won the
ACE Eddie Award for the film ''
Being John Malkovich
''Being John Malkovich'' is a 1999 American surrealist fantasy comedy drama film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman, both making their feature film debut. The film stars John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Keener, wit ...
'' (1999).
Biography
Zumbrunnen graduated from the
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
with a degree in journalism.
From 1985 to 1987, Zumbrunnen was lead singer and guitarist in the Los Angeles proto-alt band, Holmes, alongside fellow singer and guitarist, Bart Lipton, keyboardist Kelly Bass, Bass player Robin Paulson and Drummer Paul Perme. Often referred to as "the 83rd hottest band in L.A.", Holmes was known mostly for its bizarre mashup hybrid tracks "Wagon Train to Hell" and "Ironsides".
Zumbrunnen was a member in the
American Cinema Editors
Founded in 1950, American Cinema Editors (ACE) is an honorary society of film editing, film editors who are voted in based on the qualities of professional achievements, their education of others, and their dedication to editing. Members use the ...
.
Members"">"American Cinema Editors > Members"
webpage archived by WebCite fro
on 2008-03-04.
Zumbrunnen died from cancer on August 1, 2017.
Collaboration with Spike Jonze
Zumbrunnen had a notable collaboration with the director Spike Jonze
Adam Spiegel (born October 22, 1969), known professionally as Spike Jonze (), is an American Filmmaking, filmmaker, actor, musician, and photographer. His work includes films, commercials, music videos, skateboard videos and television.
Jonze ...
. He edited Jonze's early short films ''How They Get There
''How They Get There'' is a 1997 short film directed by Spike Jonze, which illustrates how lonely shoes wind up in the gutter. It is featured on '' The Work of Director Spike Jonze'' DVD and can currently be viewed on YouTube.
The film does not ...
'' (1997) and '' Amarillo by Morning'' (1998). Jonze directed ''Being John Malkovich''; in addition to winning the ACE Eddie for Zumbrunnen, that film was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing
The BAFTA Award for Best Editing is a film award presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) at the annual British Academy Film Awards, to recognize a film editor who has delivered outstanding editing in a film.
BAFTA ...
. Their next collaboration, '' Adaptation.'' (2002), was nominated both for an ACE Eddie Award and for a Satellite Award for Best Editing
The Satellite Award for Best Editing is one of the annual Satellite Awards given by the International Press Academy.
Winners and nominees
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
References
External links
Official website
{{Satellite Awards Chron
...
. For their last collaboration, Zumbrunnen, paired with editor Jeff Buchanan, was again nominated for the Eddie for Jonze's ''Her
Her is the objective and possessive form of the English-language feminine pronoun she.
Her, HER or H.E.R. may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Music Performers
* H.E.R. (born 1997), American singer
* HIM (Finnish band), once kn ...
'' (2013).
Filmography
See also
* List of film director and editor collaborations
This list includes longstanding, notable collaborations of film director, directors and film editor, editors. The list's importance is that directors and editors typically work together on the film editing, editing of a film, which is the ultimate ...
References
Further reading
*Lombard, Matthew (2003)
"The edit, the shot, the imagination An interview with Eric Zumbrunnen"
Temple University
Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related research university in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist ministe ...
webpage archived at Webcite fro
this original URL
2008-05-09.
* Interview with Zumbrunnen about the editing of ''Her'' (2013).
External links
*
1964 births
2017 deaths
University of Southern California alumni
American Cinema Editors
American film editors
Deaths from cancer in California
{{US-film-editor-stub